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Early 19th century Opticians Trade sign
Located in London, GB
Early 19th century Opticians Trade sign A larger than normal example of an early 20th century cast
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1920s French Early Victorian Antique Optician

Materials

Metal

Pair Antique Industrial Magnifying Task Table. Desk Lamp By Franks Of Manchester
By A. Franks Optician
Located in Sale, GB
renowned manufacturers and optician 'A. Franks of Manchester', England circa 1880. - Each of the lamps
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Late 19th Century British Antique Optician

Materials

Iron

Advertising Sign for an Optician, from 1920s
Located in Vienna, Austria
Hand painted metal advertising sign for an optician. The shield was attached to the facade on an
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1920s Czech Modern Antique Optician

Materials

Metal

2 Large Leaded Glass Optician’s Window Signs
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
2 Large leaded glass optician’s window signs. The window signs have both been mounted in a
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Early 1900s Arts and Crafts Antique Optician

Materials

Art Glass

Rare Early 20th Century Opticians English Enamel Trade Sign
Located in London, GB
Rare early 20th century opticians English enamel trade sign A rare example of an early 20th
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Early 20th Century British Victorian Antique Optician

Materials

Enamel

ViNTAGE HAMBLIN LONDON LTD HEIGHT ADJUSTABLE OPTICIANS TABLE ON WHEELS
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Hamblin London LTD height adjustable Opticians table with wheels Please note the delivery fee listed is
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1920s English Art Deco Antique Optician

Materials

Iron

19th Century Optician or Optometrist Test Glasses Lens Kit in Cabinet
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
19th Century Optician or Optometrist Test Glasses Lens Kit in Cabinet This beautiful cabinet was
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Early 1900s Victorian Antique Optician

Materials

Glass

19th Century Large Barometer
Located in Dublin 8, IE
optician. The face of the barometer features engraving reading ‘Tho(s) Rubergall, Optician to the Queen, 24
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Mid-19th Century English Antique Optician

Materials

Glass, Satinwood

Aneroid Desk Barometer by C W Dixey
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
engraved ‘Sold by C. W. Dixey, Optician to the Queen, New Bond St, London’, and set behind a glass viewing
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1850s English Antique Optician

Materials

Ebony

A Fabulous Early 20th Century Brass Telescope by Clarkson, London
Located in Dublin, IE
brass collapsible tripod base, labelled 'A.Clarkson Co., Manufacturing Opticians, 83 Farringdon
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Early 20th Century English Antique Optician

Materials

Brass

A fine mahogany ship’s stick barometer by Dolland Son
By Dolland
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
. Peter Dollond (1731-1820), the son of the Huguenot silk weaver John Dollond, set up as an optician at
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Early 19th Century English Antique Optician

Materials

Brass

Shibayama Pair of Opera Glasses in original case by Negretti Zambra
Located in London, GB
case are both marked for the retailers Negretti and Zambra, Opticians, 30 Holborn Viaduct, London
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1880s English Antique Optician

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl

A pair of Regency 12 inch celestial and terrestrial globes, early 19th c
By John William Cary
Located in New York, NY
seller, and his brother William (c.1759-1825), an optician and nautical instrument maker. John gained his
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19th Century Academic Antique Optician

Materials

Wood

19th C. English Telescope On Tripod Stand By Negretti Zambra for Restoration
By Negretti Zambra
Located in Bridgeport, CT
. 1850. They were appointed opticians and scientific instrument makers to the Crown and the British
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Mid-19th Century English Antique Optician

Materials

Brass

1920s Cast Iron and Wood Industrial Adjustable Table by Karl Manufacturing Co.
By Karl Manufacturing Co.
Located in Buffalo, NY
salvaged from downtown Buffalo NY opticians. Nice vintage condition.Retains original red leather top
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1920s American Industrial Antique Optician

Materials

Iron

Charles X Giltwood Barometer
Located in Essex, MA
Established at 1 Quai de I' Horloge on the IIe de la Cit'e An optician by trade established in 1796 selling
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1830s French Charles X Antique Optician

Materials

Giltwood

George III Mahogany Banjo Barometer Edinburgh
Located in Huntington, NY
, optician and meteorologist. He was the inventor of the sympiesometer, patented in 1818 He was born the son
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Late 18th Century English George III Antique Optician

Materials

Brass

Victorian Diamond and Amethyst Yellow Gold Ostrich Brooch
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
& Watchmakers. Gold and Silversmiths, Diamond Setters, Medallists, Opticians and Engravers, Port Elizabeth
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1890s Unknown Antique Optician

Materials

Amethyst, Diamond, 15k Gold, Yellow Gold

Brass pantograph by Thomas Dunn of Edinburgh, circa 1845
Located in London, GB
. Numbered: 402 Interior of the case has trade label: THOMAS DUNN, OPTICIAN, MATHEMATICAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL
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Mid-19th Century Scottish Antique Optician

Materials

Brass

Antique 2 Draw Telescope, English, Maritime, Day or Night, Richardson, Regency
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
bears the Richardson, London maker’s mark – a respected optician of the time Second tube finely
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1820s British Regency Antique Optician

Materials

Brass

Antique Surveyor s Circumcompendium Signed Brand Frères, 1850-1880
Located in Bilzen, BE
, Opticiens du Roi, à Bruxelles”, denoting the prestigious title of royal opticians to the King of Belgium
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Mid-19th Century Belgian Other Antique Optician

Materials

Brass

Celestial Table Globe by Harris and Son
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
, opticians etc and by Henry Gardner, opticians etc, Belfast, Published Janry 1st 1814.’ English, 1814
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1810s English Antique Optician

Materials

Mahogany

Art Deco Oak Cased Barograph, Winter Sin, Newcastle
Located in Norwich, GB
Winter & Sons, Opticians, Newcastle on Tyne. Duel compartment chart drawer and original ink bottle. C
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1920s English Antique Optician

Materials

Oak

Geometrical and Graphical Essays by George Adams (1750-1795)
Located in Middletown, NY
–1795) was an English scientist, optician and scientific writer. In politics Adams was a Tory, and as
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Early 19th Century English Antique Optician

Materials

Gold Leaf

Bow-Front Marine Barometer by John Dollond
By Dollond, London
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
Dollond, set up as an optician at the age of 20 and became the most eminent optical instrument maker of
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1820s English Antique Optician

Materials

Brass

Nautical Vernier Sextant, G.W.Butters, London
Located in Norwich, GB
for E.A.Patterson, Optician and Nautical Instrument Maker, 3 Wade Street, East India Road, Poplar
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Early 1900s English Antique Optician

Materials

Brass

Smalll Victorian Monocular Field Microscope
Located in Norwich, GB
‘Willliams & Son, Opticians. 3 & 4 Long Acre, London’. C.1890.
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1890s English Antique Optician

Materials

Brass

Victorian Oil Painting Welsh Mountain Landscape with Stream Figure Fishing
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
optician and a younger brother to artist Albert Edward Ash. Ash exhibited at the Royal Birmingham Society
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Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Optician

Materials

Oil

French Mahogany Barometer with Thermometer by "L Ingenieur Chevallier"
By Jean Gabriel Augustin Chevallier
Located in Pembroke, MA
Trochon, an optician with a shop at 1 place de l'Horologe, and other renowned opticians, astronomers
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19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Optician

Materials

Metal, Bronze

Art Nouveau Amethyst Paste Seed Pearl Brooch - 10K Gold - Signed - C. 1930 s
Located in Chatham, CA
box (F.B. Phillips Leading Jeweler and Optician Smith's Falls, Ontario) - indistinctly signed
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Early 20th Century Unknown Art Nouveau Antique Optician

Materials

Pearl, 10k Gold, Yellow Gold

French Louis XVI Carved Giltwood Mercury Barometer
Located in Norwich, GB
weather indications, signed ‘Bertrand, Optician, St. Denis’ with blued steel pointer. Moulded giltwood
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1780s French Louis XVI Antique Optician

Materials

Giltwood

Pantograph by Thomas Dunn of Edinburgh, circa 1845
Located in London, GB
trade label: Thomas Dunn, optician, mathematical and philosophical instrument maker, 50 North Hanover
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Mid-19th Century Scottish Antique Optician

Materials

Brass

Pair of Krementz Art Deco Red Enamel Sterling Silver Lorgnette Reading Glasses
By Krementz Co
Located in Philadelphia, PA
enamel to the case. Made by Frank Krementz. Retailed by Lugene Opticians in New York in the 1920s or
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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Antique Optician

Materials

Sterling Silver, Enamel

18th Century English Mahogany Cased Stick Barometer by Dolland of London
By Dolland
Located in Dublin, IE
brilliant Instrument Maker and was appointed Optician to King George III and the Duke of York. Born 1730
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1790s English Georgian Antique Optician

Materials

Steel

The Shaving Mirror of Purser Wardlaw
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
printed trade label stating ‘J Abraham Optician & Mathematical Instrument Maker to his R. H. Duke of
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Early 1800s English Antique Optician

Materials

Ebony

Pair of Antique English Sampson Mordan Sterling Silver Menu Holders, Owls
Located in Bath, GB
talented optician and clock-maker, learning his trade in Barcelona. Each menu holder measures 1 1/4" in
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1910s English Antique Optician

Materials

Sterling Silver

A huge pair of 21 inches Cruchley Library Globes
By G.F. Cruchley
Located in ZWIJNDRECHT, NL
divisions in Australia, New Zealand, Californa, Texas, &c. London. Sold by Gould and Porter opticians 181
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1850s British Victorian Antique Optician

Materials

Other

A huge pair of 21 inches Cruchley Library Globes
A huge pair of 21 inches Cruchley Library Globes
$134,156 Sale Price / set
25% Off
An English Adjustable Optician’s Mirror
Located in London, GB
An English adjustable optician’s mirror for reflecting the P, R, Z, N etc, with cast iron base
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Early 20th Century Antique Optician

Shagreen Etui by W S Jones Opticians with Scientific Instruments Circa, 1800
Located in London, GB
Shagreen Etui Case by W & S Jones Opticians with Scientific Drawing Instruments Circa. 1800 An
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19th Century British Antique Optician

19th Century Library Telescope
Located in Newark, GB
A wonderful brass telescope by Newton & Company Opticians of 3 Fleet Street, Temple Bar, London
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Mid-19th Century British Antique Optician

Materials

Brass

GILT METAL FIGURAL BAROMETER BY E. LINNIE
By E. Linnie
Located in San Francisco, CA
E. LINNIE WAS AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY OPTICIAN AND INSTRUMENT MAKER,FAMOUS FOR HIS ACHROMATIC
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19th Century Scottish Antique Optician

Materials

Metal

Antique Georgian Gold Quizzing Glass Pendant
Located in London, GB
changed by your optician or it can be worn as an interesting Pendant and the Gold tests for 18k. Condition
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Early 1800s British Antique Optician

Materials

18k Gold

Antique Victorian Gold Quizzing Glass Pendant
Located in London, GB
optician can change the lens if you so wish. The unmarked Gold tests for 18k Gold. Condition: Good
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1870s British Antique Optician

Materials

18k Gold

Antique Georgian Gold Quizzing Glass Pendant
Located in London, GB
by your optician by opening the screw where the stem joins the glass or it can be worn as an
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1820s British Rococo Antique Optician

Materials

18k Gold

Early 19th Century Silver Mounted Shagreen Case Signed Dollond, London
By Dollond, London
Located in Brussels, BE
in. x 2.9 in.) Dollond London, a well-known scientific instrument makers and opticians founded by
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1820s English Early Victorian Antique Optician

Materials

Shagreen

English Refracting Telescope
By Thomas Harris and Son
Located in Savannah, GA
Working brass telescope on mahogany tripod base. Signed "Tho. Harris and Son Opticians to the Royal
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19th Century English Antique Optician

Materials

Brass

Cased Station Pointer
Located in Salisbury, GB
working replacement key. Inside the box is an ivorine name plate for H Hughes & Son Opticians, 59
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Late 19th Century Antique Optician

Optician Store Sign
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Full-size optician store sign
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19th Century Swedish Antique Optician

Materials

Metal

Pair of Optician Cabinets
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful Pair Of Optician Cabinets
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Early 20th Century French Antique Optician

Materials

Bronze

Late 19th Century English Opticians Thermometer
Located in London, GB
Late 19th century English opticians thermometer We are proud to offer a delightful English
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Early 1900s British Victorian Antique Optician

Materials

Metal

Early 20th Century Opticians Trade Sign
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
Early 20th Century Opticians Trade Sign Cast Iron, Original Coloured Glass France, Circa 1920.
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Early 20th Century French Antique Optician

Materials

Iron

Early 20th Century Opticians Trade Sign
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
Diminutive opticians trade sign, brass and original glass, as expected wear and patination. France
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Early 20th Century French Antique Optician

Materials

Brass

Early 20th Century Optician Trade Sign
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
Early 20th century optician trade sign, in brass, with original glass lenses, highly polished
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Early 20th Century French Antique Optician

Zinc Opticians Trade Sign, circa 1920s
Located in Gloucester, GB
Zinc Opticians trade sign, circa 1920s - Made from Zinc - Hand-painted - Dutch, circa 1920s
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1920s Dutch Antique Optician

Materials

Zinc

19th Century German Opticians Trade Sign
Located in Gloucester, GB
19th century German opticians trade sign - Wrought iron frame - Original hand blown cobalt blue
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Late 19th Century German Antique Optician

Materials

Wrought Iron

19th Century German Opticians Trade Sign
Located in Gloucester, GB
19th century German opticians trade sign - Wrought iron frame - Original hand blown cobalt blue
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Late 19th Century German Antique Optician

Materials

Wrought Iron

19th Century German Opticians Trade Sign
Located in Gloucester, GB
19th century German opticians trade sign - Wrought iron frame - Original hand blown cobalt blue
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Late 19th Century German Antique Optician

Materials

Wrought Iron

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Antique Optician For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the antique optician you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of metal, wood and iron, every antique optician was constructed with great care. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer antique optician, there are earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right antique optician, those designed in Victorian, Arts and Crafts and Art Deco styles are of considerable interest. General Optical Company each produced at least one beautiful antique optician that is worth considering.

How Much is a Antique Optician?

The average selling price for an antique optician at 1stDibs is $1,825, while they’re typically $333 on the low end and $7,500 for the highest priced.